Foster Facilities

Agr 1705.05 Foster Facilities. (a) License holders shall assure that foster facilities at which the license holder keeps animals shall be inspected no less frequently than once a year and that they meet acceptable standards to ensure that the health and safety of the animals shall be maintained. (b) Foster facilities shall be used solely for medical or behavioral rehabilitation when a physical facility already holds a license to house animals. Foster facilities shall not be used as an extension of space for housing the general population of a licensee. (c) Foster facilities may house animals that are owned by the licensee, but foster facilities shall not own such animals. If the department receives a complaint about a foster facility, the department shall inspect that property as part of the license holder’s network and the license holder shall be subject to sanction for any shortcomings which pose a risk to the health and safety of the animals in their network. (d) Licensees shall maintain a list of current foster facilities that shall be available to the department upon request. (e) Brokers shall not use foster facilities. Source. #14164, eff 12-31-24 (formerly Agr 1704.10)